'Every door is Special' Place Mats

I saw these place mats on Etsy and fell in love. I decided to make some for my brother in law and his companion on a mission in Washington. There is a slight possibility that he may think they are cheesy but I hope he likes them or at least the message. I will let you know what he thinks.

I also included a message to go along with the place mat. I have a soft spot for missionaries. I can't help it but think of my own mission and the joy I felt, the people I met and the wonderful experiences I had; totally priceless:)

Every Door is Special

As a missionary, every door you knock on is special. Every child, woman and man behind that door is a child of God.

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20.

A successful missionary once said, “if I knocked on the door and saw a man smoking a cigar and dressed in old clothes and seemingly uninterested in anything—particularly religion—the missionary would picture in his own mind what that man would look like under a different set of circumstances. In his mind he would look at him as clean-shaven and wearing a white shirt and white trousers. And the missionary could see himself leading that man into the waters of baptism. When I look at someone that way, I have the capacity to bear my testimony to him in a way that can touch his heart.” We have the responsibility to see individuals not as they are but rather as they can become. I would plead with you to think of them in this way.

President Monson, See other as they may become, October 2012